2024 Ducru-Beaucaillou

Auslieferung bis zum Herbst 2027!
Delivery until Fall 2027!

A gorgeously vivid, lifted nose, with floral aromatics, dark berry and cassis fruits, fleshy but understated, elegant and finessed, squid ink, sandalwood, incense, maintains estate signature and is full of pleasure, 100% new oak for ageing, 3.8 pH. Harvest 23 September to 7 October.
95/100 Jane Anson

(St Julien; 86% Cabernet Sauvignon; 14% Merlot; a final yield of 20 hl/ha with mildew on the Merlot, green harvesting of the Cabernet Sauvignon and some bleeding of the tanks; IPT 87; tasted with David Duran at the property; 13.2% alcohol). Brilliant in the fabulous purity of it cassis and blackcurrant fruit. A hint of violet, in fact more than that and, if more subtly, peony petals. Wild rosemary too. This is very concentrated and yet, at the same time, aerial and lifted. Walnuts. Lots of graphite. Cedar, but just a subtle hint at this stage. Massive for the vintage, dense and highly compact and very difficult to pick as a 2024. Totally true to its style – magisterial, a little monolithic perhaps but very impressive. The tannins are considerable but very ripe. This is the only left back wine of the vintage with almost a blackhole concentration at its core. Long and gently tapering on the finish with lots of gravitas. Quite an achievement and vintage transcending in its way. Not subtle, but great. Something of a colossus in a vintage of mortals.
92-94/100+ Colin Hay; The Drinks Business

Deep garnet-purple in color. Strides out with classic notes of crushed black currants, fresh black plums, and pencil shavings, plus hints of violets, licorice, and black olives with a touch of menthol. The medium-bodied palate delivers a firm frame of grainy tannins and well-knit freshness to support the blackberry flavors and spicy undertones, finishing on a lingering anise note.
94-96/100 Lisa Perrotti-Brown; The Wine Independent